| Ipomoea mauritiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. mauritiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Convolvulus paniculatus |
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The giant potato (Ipomoea mauritiana) is a type of morning glory plant. Like the sweet potato, it belongs to the Ipomoea genus. It grows as a vine.
Its origins are uncertain, but it has been recorded in West Africa including in Gambia[1] and riparian forests of Benin[2], as well as Australia's Northern Territory. It is naturalised in many parts of the world including Taiwan[3] and Hawaii (where it is called Likam).
There have been specimens collected or observations from: Australia; Belize; Benin; Brunei; Cambodia; Cameroon; China; Colombia; DRC; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Ecuador; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Honduras; Indonesia; Laos; Liberia; Madagascar; Mauritius; Micronesia, Federated States of; Myanmar; New Caledonia; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Senegal; Sudan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Venezuela.[4]
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